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· The New
York Metropolitan Transportation Authority suspended all train service between
the Rockaway Boulevard and Broad Channel Stations May 27 after discovering the
theft of 500 feet of copper May 26. – Associated Press

10. May
27, Associated Press – (New York) Theft of copper cable causes
major disruption on NYC subways. The New York Metropolitan Transportation
Authority suspended all train service between the Rockaway Boulevard and Broad
Channel Stations in Queens May 27 and replaced it with shuttle busses after
discovering the theft of 500 feet of copper cables from 12 different locations
along the tracks May 26. Source: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/theft-copper-cable-major-disruption-nyc-subways-31336958

· DHS and
U.S. Department of Agriculture officials broke ground May 27 to begin
construction of the National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility in Kansas for study
of foreign animal and emerging zoonotic diseases. – U.S. Department of
Homeland Security

14. May
27, U.S. Department of Homeland Security – (National) DHS and
USDA break ground for National Bio- and Agro- Defense Facility. DHS and
U.S. Department of Agriculture officials officially broke ground May 27 to
begin construction of the National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility in Manhattan,
Kansas, which will act as a 570,000 square foot biocontainment facility for the
study of foreign animal and emerging zoonotic diseases that threaten animal
agriculture and public health in the U.S. Source: http://www.dhs.gov/news/2015/05/27/dhs-and-usda-break-ground-national-bio-and-agro-defense-facility

· Officials
closed a portion of the Manhattan, Hermosa and Redondo Beach coastlines May 27
as a precaution while several agencies collect samples to investigate an
oil-like substance that washed ashore. – KAB7 Los Angeles

· Crews
restored telecommunication services to CenturyLink customers between Carbondale
and Aspen May 27 after a severed a fiber-optic cable caused a 19-hour outage
that impacted 9-1-1, cell-phone, landline, and internet services. – Aspen
Times See
item 29 below in the Communications Sector

4. May 27,
Reuters – (International) World soccer rocked by U.S., Swiss arrests of
officials
for graft. Seven
Fédération Internationale de Football Association
(FIFA) officials were arrested on U.S. corruption and face extradition in
Switzerland May 27 after an investigation revealed FIFA officials were
allegedly apart of corruption involving more than $150 million in bribes over a
period of 24 years. U.S. officials reportedly plan to make more arrests in
connection to the charges and announced a criminal investigation into the
awarding of the next two World Cups. Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/27/soccer-fifa-idUSL1N0YI0U620150527

7. May 26,
Courthouse News Service – (Texas) Ponzi man looking at eight years
in stir. The former owner of Dallas-based GC Resources LLC pleaded guilty
May 28 to charges connected to an alleged Ponzi scheme in which he solicited
$11.8 million worth of investments in oil and gas wells that the company
neither owned nor controlled and forged contracts to fool victims. Source: http://www.courthousenews.com/2015/05/26/ponzi-man-looking-at-eight-years-in-stir.htm

· Amtrak
reported May 26 that inward-facing video cameras will be installed on the
majority of its Northeast Corridor trains by the end of 2015 to allow railroad
officials to monitor the actions of engineers while on the job. – Washington
Post

· Officials
reported May 27 that heavy rains in Texas caused more than 100,000 gallons of
untreated wastewater to spill from a treatment plant and caused a potential dam
breach at Padera Lake near Midlothian, Texas. – Associated Press; KERA 13
Dallas

18. May
27, Associated Press; KERA 13 Dallas – (Texas) Untreated
wastewater has spilled into Houston; eyes on possible dam break in Midlothian. Houston’s
Department of Public Works and Engineering reported May 27 that heavy rains
caused more than 100,000 gallons of untreated wastewater to spill from a
wastewater treatment plant and threatened a dam breach at Padera Lake near
Midlothian that could potentially flood 25 homes. Fear of the dam breach has
dissipated but the National Weather Service says more rain is expected. Source:
http://keranews.org/post/untreated-wastewater-has-spilled-houston-eyes-possible-dam-break-midlothian

· Officials
issued new rules May 27 that clarified which smaller waterways fall under
Federal protection in the Clean Water Act, stating that a tributary must show
evidence of flowing water to be protected. – Associated Press

· The
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) reported May 26 that criminals accessed personal
tax information from more than 100,000 tax payers through an IRS-run online
system called “Get Transcript”, from February – May 2015. – Associated Press

20. May 26,
Associated Press– (National) IRS says thieves stole tax info from 100,000. The
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) reported May 26 that criminals accessed personal
tax information from more than 100,000 tax payers through an IRS-run online
system called “Get Transcript”, where taxpayers get returns and other filings
from previous years, as part of a scheme to steal identities and claim
fraudulent tax refunds from February – May 2015. The service has been
temporarily shut down and officials are determining how many fraudulent tax
refunds were claimed this year using information from the stolen transcripts
with an estimate of less than $50 million. Source: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/apnewsbreak-irs-thieves-stole-tax-info-100000-31317464

Financial Services Sector

7. May 26,
MLive.com – (Michigan) Orchard Lake attorney charged with conducting
mortgage fraud scheme. An Orchard Lake attorney and his company, Home Legal
Group PLLC, were charged May 22 for allegedly defrauding over 114 victims by
falsely promising mortgage modifications to clients seeking to avoid
foreclosure and collecting hundreds of thousands of dollars in fees from the
victims. Source: http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2015/05/orchard_lake_attorney_charged.

For another
story, see item 20 above in Top Stories

Information Technology Sector

21. May 26, Securityweek – (International) New
Linux-based router worm used in social network scheme. Security researchers
at ESET discovered a new piece of malware, known as Moose, that primarily
spreads by compromising unsecure Linux-based consumer routers and can eavesdrop
on communications. Compromised devices steal unencrypted network traffic,
mostly from social network sites, and act as a proxy service for botnet
operators. Source: http://www.securityweek.com/new-linux-based-router-worm-used-social-network-scheme

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About Me

U.S. Army Retired Chief Warrant Officer with more than 40 years in information technology and 35 years in information security. Became a Certified Information Systems Security Professional in 1995 and have taught computer security in Asia, Canada and the United States. Wrote a computer security column for 5 years in the 1980s titled "for the Sake Of Security", penname R. E. (Bob) Johnston, which was published in Computer Decisions.
Motto: "When entrusted to process, you are obligated to safeguard"